THEATRE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
FOR: Adults
LOCATION: The Savoy Denver, 2700 Arapahoe Street Denver
COST: $30 per person | Scholarships available for those that can not afford the fees
DATES: May 13, 2025
TIMES: 6:30pm-9:00pm
INSTRUCTOR: Rachael Sharp
ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP:
How can we use theatre to explore social issues and imagine more just and equitable futures? In this workshop, we'll engage in applied theatre practices—including games, storytelling, image-making, and improvisation—to disrupt systems of harm and practice mutual aid and interdependent world-building.
Drawing from approaches like Theatre of the Oppressed, we will collectively shape the issues we explore, ensuring the work is grounded in the experiences and concerns of the people in the room. Applied theatre is a flexible, responsive form that adapts to place, identity, and power—centering the unique dynamics of each group it serves.
Please note, that if sufficient interest is not reached for this workshop, it may be cancelled and full refunds will be granted to those that signed up.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
RACHAEL K. SHARP
Rachael is passionate about community-based creativity, healing and transformation. With more than 20 years of experience, she brings a dynamic style to her work as a consultant, facilitator, mediator and theatre practitioner. As a co-founder of the grassroots nonprofit, Creative Strategies for Change, she served in an array of roles, specializing in collaborative programs and curriculum, integrating applied theatre, popular education and restorative practices. Rooted in the power of igniting imagination through the arts and dialogue, Rachael has produced 5 seasons of community devised performances through her innovative Social Imagination project, and has presented her interdisciplinary creative work at TEDx, The Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference and a range of venues across the country. Rachael holds a MA from the Gallatin School at New York University, where she received the Nia award for outstanding work in the arts and social justice and taught arts based intergroup dialogue courses through the commission on Gender, Race and Social Justice. In addition to her consulting practice, she is currently a professor of Theatre History and Social Justice at MSU Denver. Rachael finds magic in the mess and endless joy romping in the wild with Ruthie the pup. Find out more at rachaelksharp.com